Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

(EPSCoR)Project Directors/Project

AdministratorsMeeting

Leveraging Integrative and International Opportunities

Denise BarnesEPSCoR Head

May 20-21, 2013

NSF Organization

Office of Inspector General

(OIG)

DirectorDeputy Director

National Science Board (NSB)

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

Office of Legislative& Public Affairs (OLPA)

Office of Diversity & Inclusion

Directorate for Education & Human

Resources (EHR)

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

Directorate for Mathematical& Physical Sciences (MPS)

Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic

Sciences (SBE)

Office of International and Integrative Activities (OIIA)

Information & Resource Management(IRM)

Directorate for Computer & Information

Science & Engineering (CISE)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

Budget, Finance & Award Management (BFA)

OIIA Organization

Office of International and Integrative Activities (OIIA)

Integrative Activities (IA) International Science and Engineering (ISE)

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

New OIIA Office divided into 3 sections

The EPSCoR Team

Jurisdictional ResponsibilitiesSean

KennanKelvin

ChuSian

MooneyJeanne Small

Uma Venkats’n

DelawareGuamKansasLouisianaNebraskaN. DakotaS. Carolina

AlabamaHawaiiMississippiMissouriPuerto RicoTennesseeW. Virginia

KentuckyMaineMontanaN. HampshireOklahomaUtahVermont

IdahoIowaNevadaNew MexicoS. DakotaVirgin IslandsWyoming

AlaskaArkansasRhode Island

Co-funding

Outreach

EPSCoR Funding

Activity FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12

RII 72.8 91.3 100.2 106.2 110.6

Co-Funding 46.7 41.1 45.4 39.4 38.8

Outreach & Workshops 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.2 1.5

Total 120.0 132.9 147.1 146.8 150.9

EPSCoR Funding

FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13$0.0

$20.0

$40.0

$60.0

$80.0

$100.0

$120.0

$140.0

$160.0

RII Co-Funding & Outreach

$147.7

FY12 EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M) JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot

AK 6 1.36 4.89 KY 15 1.80 4.01

AL 20 2.63 11.03 LA 13 2.15 4.79

AR 7 1.16 3.51 ME 5 1.29 5.69

DE 6 1.18 6.42 MO 2 0.28 0.55

HI 3 0.90 6.66 MS 11 1.98 6.21

IA 15 2.23 6.44 MT 7 1.10 5.86

ID 10 1.30 3.06 ND 7 0.91 2.05

KS 18 2.15 4.99 NE 3 0.54 1.17

FY12 EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M), cont’d JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot

NH 7 1.26 3.72 SD 4 0.61 1.35

NM 12 1.78 4.50 TN 16 1.60 3.48

NV 7 0.69 1.52 UT 10 1.29 3.15

OK 12 1.69 4.34 VT 7 1.08 4.41

PR 2 0.41 0.85 WV 7 1.29 5.14

RI 7 0.64 2.83 WY 2 0.38 0.76

SC 18 2.58 5.88 Total 259 38.28 119.25

Solicitations• RII Track-1 (FY14 competition)

- NSF 13-549, Posted March 28, 2013- Proposals due on August 6, 2013- Panel in Oct. 2013; Target awards - June 2014

• RII Track-2- NSF 13-509, Posted October 31, 2012- Proposals due on January 29, 2014- Panel in April, 2013; Target awards - Aug. 2013

• RII Track-3- NSF 13-553, Posted April 12, 2013- Proposals due on July 10, 2013- Targets-panel August, 2013: awards-Sep. 2013

EPSCoR 2030 Recommendations

1) Expand funding for EPSCoR2) Return to the original focus of

increasing research capacity3) Use EPSCoR as a test bed for new

NSF initiatives4) Develop robust cyberinfrastructure5) The EPSCoR success story must be

better told

EPSCoR 2030 Recommendations

1) Expand funding for EPSCoR2) Return to the original focus of increasing

research capacity3) Use EPSCoR as a test bed for new

NSF initiatives4) Develop robust cyberinfrastructure5) The EPSCoR success story must be

better told

• Emphasize impacts in three areas– Economic Impact

– Training the innovation generation• Highlight exemplar BP programs/outcomes

– Societal benefits, e.g. improving quality of life

Tell the EPSCoR Success StoryBroad Stakeholders-centric

Ongoing EPSCoR Evaluations

STPI - Life of NSF EPSCoR Program• Expected completion December, 2013

NAS - All federal EPSCoR and EPSCoR-like programs• Includes DOE, NASA, NIH, USDA, and NSF• Report due August, 2013

Thank You